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DOJ making hate crime reporting easier

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announces a $10 million grant to increase measures for hate crime reporting

Salon

South Florida DEA agents charged in scheme to peddle info about drug investigations

MIAMI — A current Drug Enforcement Administration agent and a retired agent — both of whom had worked in the agency’s Miami field office for years — surrendered Friday on corruption charges involving the payment of thousands of dollars in bribes for confidential investigative information about drug-trafficking suspects.

Miami Herald

This militia patrols the border, stops migrants and shoots video of children. Civil rights groups say they're racist

EAGLE PASS, Texas — The armed militia arrived at the Rio Grande after dark and headed toward a group of 29 migrants who had illegally crossed the river.

Los Angeles Times

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Bill pushes feds to notify families of sick, dying inmates

New legislation in the Senate requires the Justice Department to establish guidelines for the federal Bureau of Prisons and state correctional systems to notify the families of inmates if their loved one has a serious illness, a life-threatening injury or if they die behind bars

The Independent UK

Arizona developer's lawyer want to rebut US House charges

An attorney for an Arizona real estate developer who was referred to the Department of Justice for a criminal investigation by congressional Democrats wants to publicly rebut the allegations

The Independent UK

Former LA public defender picked to lead federal Access to Justice office

WASHINGTON — During a college internship at the Orange County Public Defender's office, Rachel Rossi was sent to the local jail. She was given a simple instruction: Ask people who had recently been arrested what they need.

Los Angeles Times

Longtime correspondent Pete Williams to retire from NBC News after nearly three decades

Journalist stepping down in July after nearly three decades with broadcaster

The Independent UK

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Before a Fiji court: Can the U.S. seize a Russian yacht in the South Pacific?

The case of a yacht detained in the South Pacific island nation is raising questions about how far U.S. jurisdiction extends.

WEKU

Court considers whether US can seize a Russian yacht in Fiji

On May 5, five U.S. federal agents boarded the massive Russian-owned superyacht Amadea that was berthed in Lautoka harbor in Fiji

The Independent UK

Days after Buffalo mass shooting, the House approves a bill to fight domestic terror

The bill creates offices at DOJ, DHS, and the FBI to track domestic terror threats. GOP lawmakers argue it could allow federal officials to ensnare parents, a charge DOJ rejects.

WEKU

House voting on domestic terrorism bill after Buffalo attack

The House is moving toward swift passage of legislation that would devote more federal resources to preventing domestic terrorism in response to the racist mass shooting in Buffalo, New York

The Independent UK

US Justice Department seeks transcripts from Jan. 6 panel

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has requested access to transcripts of interviews conducted by the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

Tribune News Service

University filing complaint over ‘constitutionally dubious’ search of bus

The Delaware State women’s lacrosse team had its bus stopped and searched in Georgia last month. Now, the university is complaining to the US Justice Department

The Independent UK

House 1/6 panel rejects Justice Dept.'s transcript request

The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol is rejecting a request from the Justice Department for access to the committee’s interviews, for now

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US sues casino mogul Steve Wynn over relationship with China

The Justice Department is suing longtime Las Vegas casino mogul Steve Wynn to compel him to register as a foreign agent because of lobbying work he performed at the behest of the Chinese government during the Trump administration

The Independent UK

Justice Department has asked Jan 6 committee for witness transcripts, report says

Committee chairman Bennie Thompson has not reached any agreement with the DoJ regarding what, if any, documents will be provided, according to the report

WEKU

Delaware State University to file a complaint with DOJ after bus search incident

Tony Allen, Delaware State University's president, says once the complaint is officially filed, it will be made available to the campus community to read.

Salon

Jim Acosta calls out Tucker, Fox News

"What Tucker Carlson is doing ... in peddling white nationalist talking points is dangerous," says CNN's Acosta

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EXPLAINER: Why stakes are high in trial tied to Russia probe

The first trial resulting from special counsel John Durham’s investigation of the early days of the Trump-Russia probe hardly seems an explosive affair

Salon

GOP's SCOTUS protest crackdown: legal?

The Justice Department has not yet signaled that it will be pursuing legal action against any of the protesters

Benzinga

US Court Relieves Google From DOJ Allegations

Alphabet Inc's (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google dodged court sanctions after the Justice Department reprimanded it for hiding documents from government lawyers, Bloomberg reports. The U.S. government argued that Google used "silent attorney" emails to avoid disclosing records in litigation. Google allegedly exploited the legal privilege to protect sensitive internal communications. The DOJ wanted Google to…

Salon

Will House coup plotters face justice?

Rep. Scott Perry was up to his eyeballs in the Trump plot, and remains defiant. Will he really get away with it?

WEKU

Maryland and Virginia governors urge DOJ to tighten security outside justices' homes

The Republican governors are asking for federal law enforcement to take the lead in protecting the justices in the weeks and months ahead as protests continue.

Tribune News Service

Court set to rule on planned end to border expulsion policy

WASHINGTON — A federal judge in Louisiana appears poised to step in as early as Friday to block the Biden administration from ending pandemic-related asylum restrictions later this month, something Republicans and some Democrats have pushed to do in Congress.

Roll Call

Congress leaps to action after Supreme Court protests - Roll Call

Members of Congress have moved particularly quickly to beef up Supreme Court security and address a wave of protests at homes of justices.

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